Which iPod Mini??

So, after the initial buzz over the iPod Mini had died down, I know a lot of the people who were very negative about the iPod Mini will in fact be breaking down and buying one!!! Once you see them, you probably couldn't resist!

I like to take an actually decent sized amount of music with me. My 10 gig spoiled me, my next iPod will be a 30 gig most likely, i'm waiting until the end of the year, in case they release the video iPod that i believe will be coming in the fall...

to get an iPod mini would be a step backwards, for about 2 million people. A pretty stupid step backwards, considering the price...

If I get one it will be blue, the miniPod is not a step backwards, people have not put this into perspective, look at this..
NOMAD MuVo² 4GB
Combines 4GB capacity, high-speed USB2.0 loading and superb sound quality in a remarkably compact, easy to use package. Connects as a USB flash drive to carry music and data files.$299!!!!
No one has been complained about that, and Creative sells the 30 gig nomad for the same price!
Its for a different market people.

well even though i think it's ripoff, if i did indeed get one i think it would be the gold. i know the silver would match my PowerBook but i like the neo tackyness of the gold one. i need a little bling bling in my life.

i dont really like any of the new colors.. i liked the old imac/ibook colors better..they could have made the new colors match the ads, especially the green. i loved the green color in the ad, the green mini looks pukish

for the ipod, i'm sticking with the 20Gb. yah, its a little more, but i get a dock and remote, and its that pretty white.

Originally posted by paulwhannel I like to take an actually decent sized amount of music with me. My 10 gig spoiled me, my next iPod will be a 30 gig most likely, i'm waiting until the end of the year, in case they release the video iPod that i believe will be coming in the fall...

to get an iPod mini would be a step backwards, for about 2 million people. A pretty stupid step backwards, considering the price...

paul

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it's pretty obscene of you to call 2 million people potentially stupid...

there is more to the iPod than capacity...

lets be honest, like the way it looks is a major part of the cool-factor.

and one last point, the 2 millions current users aren't the ones targetted here... how is that not blatantly obvious to you? with 730,000 people buying iPods last quarter, you think Apple launched a new iPod to attract these current users? you must be joking.

I think that Apple missed the point with this market. The plain and simple fact is that a price limit is what most people are looking at. $249 is much higher than $200, and $200 is much higher than $149. $149 is a pretty good sweet spot that a lot of people won't mind getting to. The arguments Apple presents are logical and make a lot of sense (most flash player purchaser end up getting to almost 250 anyway with upgrades/accessories), but most people are going to see the 15GB for 50 bucks more and wonder why this one, less than half the size and capacity, is not that much cheaper.

If Apple really wants to be competitive in the high-end flash player market, they need to release another Mini with 2GB at 149. Those will sell like life-extending hotcakes, and still hold MANY more songs than the flash players.

Hurry up, Apple, before someone else beats you to the punch and releases a player compatible with iTunes.

Kind of off the subject but...
I wonder what kind of ad campaign Apple would have for the mini iPods. I'm sure they'll have some type of ad to spread the news to those PC users who don't follow Apple but the current iPod ads wouldn't work, since the minis aren't white.

I only have 1.2 GB's of music, so the 4gig is perfect. I know I will always carry this with me because of the size. I think that alone makes it worth the 249 tag. I can spend 249 and use the ipod mini, or spend 299 and always leave it at home. I think if Apple would have priced these too low, it would have taken some of the business away from the regular ipod. I will gladly pay the premium for the size. As a matter of fact, I already have. I placed my order this afternoon. Enough of the rant, I ordered the silver. (for the same reason as powerbookG5)

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